so I'm tired as all get out of the kids in the outdoor pool getting in the lap lanes:frustrated: But that isn't my gripe. Decided that I would go back to the indoor pool today. Our indoor pool has a fairly high-A line type of roof. When I walk into the pool area one of the guards has an electric fan hooked up by an extension cord on the deck (not exactly in water, but water around/close to it) pointing up at him in the guard chair. I question him about the safety of that and his reply was that he was hot. I'm sure it is a lot hotter up in the chair than on the deck, but..... I went to the pool office and looked for the aquatics manager and she was at the other pool. I went up front to find some other management and according to everyone I talked to, no one was in their office. I decided not to swim today. For those of you who are familiar with pool safety, do you think I was over reacting?
Lainey
I've been to many pools where they have one of those big industrial fans by an open door to get some air either in or out and never really thought twice about it. If it is away from the water, using a heavy duty extension cord and plugged into a GFI outlet, you are probably as safe as you are gonna get. I probably would question a regular box fan hooked into a wall outlet right next to the pool, that would worry me also, although not enough to get out.
I don't have any pity on a lifeguard getting hot. What's next, will he/she complain about getting wet?
I've been to many pools where they have one of those big industrial fans by an open door to get some air either in or out and never really thought twice about it. If it is away from the water, using a heavy duty extension cord and plugged into a GFI outlet, you are probably as safe as you are gonna get. I probably would question a regular box fan hooked into a wall outlet right next to the pool, that would worry me also, although not enough to get out.
I don't have any pity on a lifeguard getting hot. What's next, will he/she complain about getting wet?
